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Jael Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Jael?

In 2018 the uncommon name Jael, ranked the 1,306th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.

Uncommon, Jael would be a striking name choice.

Position 1197, its highest popularity ranking, was reached in 2012 with 206 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Jael in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1967.

Approximately during the years 1976-1979, 1982-1987, 1993-1996, 1997-2000, 2004-2007, and 2009-2012 the name Jael took a definitive turn upwards in popularity.

Sometimes the name Jael has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

The popularity trend for Jael has steadily increased for a while. In recent years however, the number of babies given the name Jael has remained about the same.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Jael?

Currently, the name is at a very high point when compared to its most popular year.

The name Jael is still rare and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

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   Jael (Girl)Jael (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 173 1,306 129 1,361
2017 147 1,502 136 1,321
2016 145 1,545 140 1,298
2015 152 1,500 128 1,362
2014 159 1,425 124 1,378
2013 175 1,334 161 1,129
2012 206 1,197 202 987
2011 156 1,446 117 1,416
2010 161 1,421 145 1,220
2009 131 1,696 154 1,175
2008 167 1,423 127 1,351
2007 175 1,383 146 1,208
2006 105 1,921 103 1,482
2005 87 2,128 113 1,335
2004 84 2,138 83 1,585
2003 99 1,863 64 1,857
2002 94 1,890 55 2,006
2001 76 2,157 43 2,319
2000 87 1,944 24 3,464
1999 77 2,024 19 3,898
1998 65 2,205 20 3,636
1997 53 2,459 20 3,514
1996 68 2,047 11 5,323
1995 49 2,565 22 3,138
1994 50 2,515 14 4,395
1993 37 3,122 15 4,107
1992 41 2,886 10 5,386
1991 34 3,236 10 5,259
1990 36 3,102 < 5 --
1989 38 2,892 6 7,359
1988 31 3,180 7 6,038
1987 35 2,798 9 4,711
1986 26 3,392 9 4,617
1985 28 3,185 9 4,471
1984 27 3,176 < 5 --
1983 23 3,471 7 5,134
1982 22 3,694 < 5 --
1981 29 3,013 < 5 --
1980 20 3,895 5 6,661
1979 36 2,545 5 6,459
1978 17 4,141 < 5 --
1977 18 3,957 < 5 --
1976 12 4,999 < 5 --
1975 21 3,322 < 5 --
1974 11 5,135 < 5 --
1973 17 3,687 < 5 --
1972 12 4,624 < 5 --
1971 6 7,733 < 5 --
1970 6 7,402 < 5 --
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.